Health

JoyNews gains exclusive access to Covid-19 patients receiving treatment at UGMC [Watch]

Two persons who have contracted the novel Covid-19 (Coronavirus) have been sharing stories of trauma and anxiety over fears they may be stigmatised even...

Govt to build 88 district hospitals

President Akufo-Addo has announced plans by government to build 88 district hospitals across the country. ALSO READ: Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 8th address on Ghana’s COVID-19 fightInfographics:...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 8th address on Ghana’s COVID-19 fight

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. It is a privilege for me, once again, to come into your homes to speak to you about the state...

‘Immunity passports’ against Coronavirus premature – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has stated that there is not enough evidence about the effectiveness of antibodies-mediated immunity to guarantee the accuracy of...

Food vendors, traders, commercial bus drivers directed to wear face masks

The Health Ministry has directed food vendors, market traders and commercial bus drivers to wear face masks at all times. Commuters on public transport, persons...

Armed Forces Command and Staff College commends Zoomlion for selfless service as facility is disinfected

The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has said a disinfection exercise by Zoomlion Ghana at its premises on Saturday came at...

MoH issues guidelines on homemade face masks

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a directive on the production and use of homemade face masks. ALSO READ: Coronavirus : If you are anointed...

Coronavirus: USA boosts Ghana’s testing capacity with critical medical supplies [photos]

The United States of America (USA) has supported Ghana’s fight against Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, with medical supplies to boost...

Ghana records 54 malaria deaths in first quarter

Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service, has called on the public to take charge of their health and that...

34-year-old lady dies in hospital due to COVID-19 policy

A Nigerian lady, identified as Fatima Senam Amouzou, has died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital as a result of the hospital’s policy. The teaching...

9 different types of vaginal odour you must know about

Having a specific vaginal odour is quite common. But most of us run away from discussing it. And because of this, many women assume...

Coronavirus home tests run out in less than 30 minutes on second day of launch

Coronavirus home tests have run out after less than 30 minutes today - as the government comes under pressure to ramp up testing. On Thursday...

PolyTank supports COVID-19 Fund with 10 water tanks

Ghana’s leading producer of water tanks and sanitation storage products, Polytank, through its mother company- Mohinani Group, has donated 10 pieces of 10,000 litre...

Six Nigeriens escape from mandatory quarantine at Kadjebi

Six Nigeriens under mandatory quarantine have escaped from a holding centre at Asato in the Kadjebi District of the Oti region. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Oti region...

Zoomlion disinfects prison headquarters, James Camp Prisons, Soul Clinic School

A mass disinfection exercise, started by waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana, since the start of the coronavirus crisis started, continues to reach more facilities...

COVID-19 Virtual Concert Saga: Minister reveals company which funded concert (Video)

Minister for Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has revealed the company which bore the full cost of the virtual COVID-19 concert organised to launch the...

Coronavirus: Oti region records 13 cases

Ghana has recorded 125 more Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 1,279, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced. ALSO READ: Confusion rocks Effutu NDC as...

Listen: Effia-Nkwanta Hospital appeals for funds to buy ventilators

The Effia-Nkwanta Hospital, the major referral hospital in the Western and Western North Regions, is appealing to the public to help the facility procure...

Coronavirus: Ablekuma West records 37 cases; MP cries [audio]

The Ablekuma Central Municipality has recorded 37 confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus cases). Seven of the cases were recorded on Thursday, April 23, 2020 as part of...

Korle-Bu to undertake mass burial

Authorities of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have announced plans to undertake a mass burial of unknown and unclaimed bodies in its mortuary within the...

You are not immune to deadly Covid-19 -T.B. Joshua tells Christians

Prophet T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations has told Christians that they are not immune to the deadly COVID-19. The man...

Why studying online will be impossible for some youth at Chorkor [listen]

Some students and parents at Chorkor in the Greater Accra region say studying online is impossible for them even as schools remain closed and...

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count rises to 1,279; 134 fully recover

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 1,279 from the 1,154 announced last Tuesday. This update represents 125 new cases confirmed in the country. According to...

Relevant data wiped off from Ghana’s coronavirus official website

Government has wiped off relevant information on Ghana’s coronavirus situation from the official website launched to update Ghanaians on the outbreak of the virus...

The Big Agenda: Communications Ministry’s Covid-19 App not on App Store and Play Store – IT experts reveal (Watch)

A security and data protection and information and technology expert, Emmanuel K. Gadasu and Kofi Gane, an Information and Technology and Development expert, both...

Charger Limited supports War Memorial Hospital in COVID-19 fight

Charger Group Limited, producers of Happy Man Bitters, has joined the growing list of companies in the COVID-19 fight with a presentation to the...

The Church of Pentecost offers Convention facility as isolation centre

The Church of Pentecost has offered its 250 acre ultra-modern Pentecost Convention Centre at Gomao Fetteh, Central region to the government as an isolation...

We believe in science but God is supreme – Pentecost leader on need for fasting and prayers[audio]

Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has underscored the importance of fasting and prayers in this coronavirus era. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Christian Council...

COVID-19: $30 million rapid response facility launched for vulnerable countries

Pre-existing conditions such as poverty, insecurity, weak governance and fragile infrastructure in low-and middle-income countries threaten to exacerbate the impact of COVID-19 if not...

The way out for coronavirus – T.B. Joshua speaks again!

Nigerian Prophet, T.B. Joshua, has once again spoken about the controversies surrounding the spread of COVID-19 and the extreme measures implemented by leaders worldwide...

This is what happened after paramedics mistook call for help as cheering

A teacher has described how she gave birth to her baby son in a supermarket car park after an ambulance failed to stop because...

Covid-19: No mask, no entry – Greater Accra RESEC warns

As part of measures to prevent further spread of the coronavirus in the Greater Accra Region, the Regional Security Council (RESEC) has put in...

Number of Covid-19 patients in ICU at UG Medical Centre revealed [listen]

Chief Executive Officer of the University of Ghana Medical Centre has revealed that three COVID-19 patients are in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with eight...

UG Medical Centre takes COVID-19 health service to another level

The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has taken COVID-19 related health service provision to another level with the introduction of a new care...

List of things to not do immediately after the lockdown ends

List of things to not do immediately after the lockdown ends Most of you might be vehemently waiting for the lockdown to come to an...

Covid-19: Western North Region records its first case

The Western North region has recorded its first covid-19 case. Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Marion Oko, disclosed this. According to the Director,...

Mum with coronavirus wakes from 10-day coma to find out she is pregnant with twins

A mum who was put into a coma while battling coronavirus woke up to find out she is pregnant with twins. Danielle Martin, 32, from Belfast, Northern...

91 new cases of Coronavirus recorded in Nigeria, total now 873

Ninety-one new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria, the country's Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said officially. According to NCDC, 74 of...

UK coronavirus vaccine trial begins today – how it works and who will receive it

With coronavirus cases around the world now at over 2.4 million, scientists have been frantically working to develop a vaccine. Today, researchers at the University of Oxford will finally...

WHO warns of yellow fever outbreak in Ethiopia

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a yellow fever outbreak in Ethiopia. The number of suspected cases has increased from three reported on...